It has always been a quest for individuals to achieve fame and success. Nowadays there is a community where many people have this intent to achieve this desire for attention and wealth. Hollywood can be interpreted as this mentality and lifestyle. For those who succeed in this community of publicity seekers, they include the usual benefits of success, wealth, power, influence and fame. But for most people in Hollywood, the pursuit of the luxury of fame goes awry. Hollywood to put it plainly is a vulgar slaughter business, it's a dog eat dog world out there in Hollywood. Those who fail to reach the limelight are often used, stabbed in the back and theoretically thrown away into a dark, rainy alley, like a garbage bag or a typical film noire hero. Sunset Boulevard is a satisfying and entertaining film noir about the inner workings of the ferocious “jungle,” which anyone would call Hollywood. It was perhaps the deliberately exaggerated antics of antagonist Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson), that made Billy Wilder's black comedy so memorable. Sunset Boulevard fits the definition of film noire thanks to Wilder's use of typical film noire style characters, the all too familiar plot, and Wilder's visual style of the film itself. The characters in Sunset Boulevard are excellent interpretations of the film noire style. As in typical noir films, there are no heroes; there are no purely moral characters in Sunset Boulevard. Joe Gillis, (William Holden); the protagonist, is a typical main character who stumbles into a sad film noire story. Gillis is an individual who has tried and toiled for fame, wealth and success in Hollywood, as most people who try... middle of paper... project Norma's aging to the public. The lighting really highlights her lines and wrinkles, even though she states that the stars are ageless, the audience can clearly see what age has done to her. With this notion of enlightenment one might even come to the conclusion that Norma Desmond is no longer a star. In a way Norma is right that stars are ageless. If we think about it, most stars are remembered when they are at the peak of their career; when they are young. Until Norma Desmond's arrest, most people probably imagined the young star dominating the silent film world. This is the Norma Desmond that Norma still believes she is, but because of the lighting in this shot; the public may conclude that this is simply not the case. This use of high-contrast lighting with dark shades and values ​​makes Sunset Boulevard feel like a film noire.